How to say “inconvenient” in Chinese
inconvenient; inconveniently
“Inconvenient” in Chinese is 不便, bú biàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
不便 is read bú biàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
In other words it is read biàn, “convenient”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不便”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “inconvenient” in Chinese?
“Inconvenient” in Chinese is 不便, pinyin búbiàn.
What does 不便 mean?
不便 (búbiàn) means “inconvenient; inconveniently”.
How do you write 不便?
不便 is 2 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 便 (pián) — part of “cheap”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 不便?
不便 is read búbiàn. Tones: bú — second tone, biàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“inconvenient” in the lesson “Sorry to bother you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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